AE Wealth Management LLC Grows Position in GE Aerospace $GE

AE Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) by 10.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 123,369 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 11,872 shares during the period. AE Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in GE Aerospace were worth $37,112,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of GE. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of GE Aerospace by 1.6% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 91,989,511 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,677,180,000 after purchasing an additional 1,482,069 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in GE Aerospace by 1.4% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 44,268,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,394,375,000 after buying an additional 613,866 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in GE Aerospace by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 24,113,967 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,181,956,000 after buying an additional 724,559 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of GE Aerospace in the 2nd quarter worth $3,408,828,000. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC raised its holdings in shares of GE Aerospace by 21.5% during the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 8,430,878 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,536,177,000 after acquiring an additional 1,494,541 shares during the period. 74.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

GE Aerospace Trading Down 1.8%

Shares of NYSE GE opened at $292.16 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $308.17 billion, a PE ratio of 35.89, a PEG ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.40. GE Aerospace has a twelve month low of $159.36 and a twelve month high of $332.79. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $304.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $293.35.

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The company reported $1.57 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $12.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.27 billion. GE Aerospace had a return on equity of 35.52% and a net margin of 18.98%.GE Aerospace’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.32 EPS. GE Aerospace has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.400 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that GE Aerospace will post 5.4 earnings per share for the current year.

GE Aerospace Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 29th were issued a dividend of $0.36 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 29th. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. GE Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio is 17.69%.

GE Aerospace News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting GE Aerospace this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Successful hybrid‑electric engine tests with NASA (demonstrated core functions of the prototype and a narrowbody hybrid‑electric ground test), reinforcing GE Aerospace’s technology edge and long‑term growth potential. NASA, GE Aerospace Hybrid Engine Under HyTEC Program
• Positive Sentiment: Citi added GE to its high‑conviction focus list and laid out an ambitious path to a much larger market cap, giving investors a bullish, long‑term thesis from a major bank. Citi adds GE to high-conviction focus list
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its price target to $335, signalling confidence in GE Aerospace’s revenue and profit trajectory; analyst PT increases can support the stock once sentiment normalizes. JPMorgan Boosts GE Aerospace Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: Commentary from The Motley Fool argues the market overreacted to near‑term margin noise and that the developments are long‑term positives for the business. The Market Is Wrong to Sell Off GE Aerospace Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage roundup / analyst optimism — media pieces note that many sell‑side analysts remain constructive, which dampens downside risk but doesn’t eliminate short‑term volatility. Is GE a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?
• Neutral Sentiment: Delta Airlines reached a settlement involving GEnx engines amid unrelated defense tests reporting, a transactional update that is not expected to materially change GE Aerospace’s core commercial aftermarket trajectory. Delta Airlines Settles on GE GEnx Engines
• Neutral Sentiment: GE Appliances announced new U.S. water‑filter manufacturing initiatives — relevant to the broader GE ecosystem but largely unrelated to GE Aerospace’s aerospace earnings drivers. GE Appliances Announces Water Filter Manufacturing
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term margin pressure cited after recent updates appears to have triggered the sell‑off; that short‑term profitability concern is the main driver of today’s weakness even as longer‑term catalysts remain intact. The Market Is Wrong to Sell Off GE Aerospace Stock

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on GE shares. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $380.00 price objective on shares of GE Aerospace in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Wolfe Research increased their price target on shares of GE Aerospace from $340.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of GE Aerospace from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 24th. BNP Paribas Exane lowered their price objective on GE Aerospace from $305.00 to $290.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on GE Aerospace from $325.00 to $335.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday. Sixteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $319.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other GE Aerospace news, SVP Russell Stokes sold 8,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.71, for a total value of $2,381,680.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 150,434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $44,785,706.14. This trade represents a 5.05% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.21% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About GE Aerospace

GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) is the aerospace business of General Electric, focused on the design, manufacture and support of aircraft engines, integrated propulsion systems and related aftermarket services. The company serves commercial airlines, airframers, business and general aviation operators, and defense customers, providing propulsion solutions for a broad range of aircraft types from single‑aisle airliners to widebody and military platforms.

Its product portfolio includes a family of commercial and military jet engines as well as spare parts, components and systems engineering.